Interim Team Manager - Disabled Children's Team - Leicestershire

Our client, Leicestershire County Council, is seeking an agency Team Manager for its Disabled Children's team.

This role will last 3 months initially, paid at £42 - £45 per hour.

Please let me know if you are interested? Or can you refer a friend for £300 if placed?

We have a highly rewarding opportunity for a full-time Social Work Team Manager position in our Disabled Children's Service in Leicestershire If you are passionate about enabling children with a disability to maximise their level of independence, wherever possible within a family context and if you are committed to joined up health, education, young adults disability and social care practice, then read on

The role will involve the following:

• The Disabled Children's Service consists of two social work teams led by a strong and experienced service manager.
• We are a Trauma Informed Service, responding to families who tell us how hard it is to navigate services and secure the help that they need.
• Signs of Safety is the expected practice methodology and having knowledge of this and an understanding is desirable.
• Staff workloads are manageable, and these continue to improve.
• Managers and staff all have regular monthly supervision.
• You will be responsible for providing leadership and management oversight to your team of social workers and accountable for how work is delivered.
• You will use performance data and audit to drive improvement and ensure that interventions are timely and consistently good quality.
• We want you to feel you are part of a wider management team, and you are expected to attend regular wider management team meetings with the senior team and Assistant Director.
• Hybrid working (2-3 days per week in the Coalville office)

Requirements of the role:

• Qualified Social Worker
• Fully Social Work England registered
• 3 years post-qualified experience in employment of a local authority (DFE rules)
• You will be an energetic and enthusiastic social work manager who is able to share your enthusiasm and passion for practice with those you manage.
• You will have extensive experience of working in children's services and an in depth understanding of disability and the issues faced by disabled children and their families.
• You will be able to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative, innovative and relationship-based social work and demonstrates your ability to lead and manage a skilled workforce.
• You will have a strong and credible professional reputation.
• You have retained a strong interest in research and the evidence base for practice and are confident about how this can be used in practice
• Ideally you will already be confident in the application of the Signs of Safety methodology but certainly in the value of relationship-based social work.

Please contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.Alternatively, we are offering £300 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.